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Epilepsia

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1889

ISSN1528-1167

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

2.203

H-Indexi

285

SNIPi

2.285

Total Worksi

18,138

Total Citationsi

847,852

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.70

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Clinical Neurology; Neurology; Neurology (clinical).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1889

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications18,138

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1528-1167

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

346

12k

2019

391

13k

2020

377

11k

2021

357

11k

2022

408

2023

390

3.5k

2024

559

2.5k

2025

390

141

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

NeurologyQ1

Neurology (clinical)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical Neurology

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)Neurology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Epilepsy research and treatmentPharmacological Effects and Toxicity StudiesNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchEEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesNeurological disorders and treatmentsMetabolism and Genetic DisordersPsychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsFunctional Brain Connectivity StudiesNeonatal and fetal brain pathologyDiet and metabolism studies

Frequently asked questions about Epilepsia

Is Epilepsia a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Epilepsia: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Epilepsia?

Epilepsia is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 3.70.

Is Epilepsia indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Epilepsia is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Epilepsia?